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Main event set for NJPW-AJPW joint show

Posted on by Ethan Renner

The main event is set for next month’s joint NJPW-AJPW show at Korakuen Hall, celebrating the venue’s 60th anniversary. 

In the headliner, NJPW’s Hiroshi Tanahashi will team with AJPW’s Kento Miyahara against NJPW’s SANADA and AJPW’s Jake Lee. Tanahashi and Miyahara teaming pairs the promotion’s long-time aces in a dream match. 

The remainder of the April 16 card will also feature talent from both promotions teaming and facing off against one another. The day prior, a Joshi festival will be held as the Korakuen Hall 60th Birthday Festival commences. 

Here are the lineups for each show: 

Women’s Pro Wrestling Dream Festival, Friday, April 15 —

  • Nagisa Nozaki, SAKI & Takumi Iroha vs. Mayumi Ozaki, Maya Yukihi & Starlight Kid
  • Chihiro Hashimoto & Yuu vs. MIRAI & Maika Ozaki 
  • Unagi Sayaka & Mina Shirakawa vs. Rin Kadokura & Haruka Umesaki 
  • Tsukasa Fujimoto & Arisa Nakajima vs. Yurika Oka & Ai Houzan
  • Kyoko Inoue, Sonoko Kato & Leon vs. AKINO, Ayako Sato & Rydeen Hagane
  • Koguma, Manami & Chie Ozora vs. Yuko Sakurai, Riko Kaiju & Lady C
  • Yuuki Mashiro, Tomoko Watanabe & Kaori Yoneyama vs. Yuki Miyazaki, Kyuusei Sakura Hirota & Hibiscus Mii
  • Asahi, Kaho Matsushita & Crea vs. Madeleine, Nanami & Kanon
  • Maria vs. Riko Kawahata

Korakuen Hall 60th Birthday Festival, Saturday, April 16 — 

  • Kento Miyahara & Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Jake Lee & SANADA
  • Suwama, Shotaro Ashino & Dan Tamura vs. Hirooki Goto, YOSHI-HASHI & YOH
  • Yuma Aoyagi, Atsuki Aoyagi, Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma vs. Tetsuya Naito, BUSHI, Shingo Takagi & Hiromu Takahashi
  • Takao Omori, Ryohei Oiwa & Yuto Nakashima vs. Yoshitatsu, Ryusuke Taguchi & Master Wato
  • Toru Yano & TAJIRI vs. Black Menso-re & Yoshinobu Kanemaru
  • Ryo Inoue vs. Kosei Fujita

NJPW-AJPW joint show, Joshi festival announced for Korakuen Hall

Posted on by Ethan Renner

NJPW and AJPW will be holding a joint show on April 16 to commemorate Korakuen Hall’s 60th birthday, with a Joshi festival taking place the day before. 

Tokyo Sports reports that wrestling shows will be part of the Korakuen Hall 60th Birthday Festival on April 15, and April 16, 2022. A Women’s Wrestling Dream Festival will take place on April 15, with the NJPW-AJPW show taking place on April 16. 

No cards have been announced for either show, and no Joshi promotions were named for the April 15 event in the Tokyo Sports report. 

It is not clear whether or not there will be any inter-promotional matches at the NJPW-AJPW event. The report states that further details are expected to be announced in the new year. 

The joint show announcement comes during a time when NJPW is also working with Pro Wrestling NOAH, as night three of Wrestle Kingdom 16 will feature NJPW vs. NOAH talent on January 8 at Yokohama Arena.

Korakuen Hall opened on April 16, 1962. In addition to the legendary venue’s birthday, both NJPW and AJPW will be celebrating their 50th anniversary in 2022.